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Frederikssund Municipality

Coordinates: 55°50′13″N 12°03′55″E / 55.8369°N 12.0653°E / 55.8369; 12.0653
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Frederikssund Municipality
Frederikssund Kommune (Danish)
Flag of Frederikssund Municipality
Coat of arms of Frederikssund Municipality
Coordinates: 55°50′13″N 12°03′55″E / 55.8369°N 12.0653°E / 55.8369; 12.0653
CountryDenmark
RegionHovedstaden
Established1 January 2007
SeatFrederikssund
Government
 • MayorJohn Schmidt Andersen (1 January 2014-) (V)
Area
 • Total250.61 km2 (96.76 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2024)[1]
 • Total46,358
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code250
Websitewww.frederikssund.dk Edit this at Wikidata

Frederikssund Kommune (Danish pronunciation: [fʁeðʁekˈsɔnˀ kʰoˈmuːnə]) is a municipality (Danish: kommune) on the shores of Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. On 1 January 2007, the municipality was enlarged to include the old Jægerspris, Slangerup, and Skibby municipalities. It now covers an area of 250 km2 and has a population of 46,358 (1. January 2024). As of 1 January 2014 its mayor is John Schmidt Andersen, a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre political party. Frederikssund municipality belongs to Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region).

The seat of its municipal council is the town of Frederikssund with a population of 15,283 (1 January 2009).[2] The town is connected to the Hornsherred peninsula by the Kronprins Frederik bridge. The former municipalities of Jægerspris and Skibby are located on this peninsula.

Locations

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The ten largest locations in the municipality are:

Nr (#) City Population (2011)
1 Frederikssund 15,468
2 Slangerup 6,822
3 Jægerspris 4,065
4 Skibby 3,185
5 Græse Bakkeby 2,368
6 Kulhuse 912
7 Skuldelev 905
8 Gerlev 783
9 Store Rørbæk 570
10 Over Dråby Strand 442

Politics

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Municipal council

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Frederikssund's municipal council consists of 23 members, elected every four years.

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election Party Total
seats
Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C E F O V Ø
2005 13 1 3 1 1 8 27 72.2% Ole Find Jensen (A)
2009 10 3 3 2 5 23 67.1%
2013 8 1 1 1 3 8 1 73.4% John S. Andersen (V)
2017 8 1 1 1 2 9 1 72.6%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Recent developments

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The new harbour square provides the finishing touches to the harbour developments which began in the 1990s. There are also ambitious plans to build a new residential development to the south of Frederikssund in Vinge north of Store Rørbæk. Vinge Station on the C line of the S-train was opened 14 December 2020.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

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Frederikssund is twinned with:[4]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas" database from Statistics Denmark
  3. ^ New Town in the Øresund Region - housing potential in the new town next to Frederikssund Archived 16 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine - Paper presented at the ENHR conference, Ljubljana July 2006 Retrieved 9 January 2007.
  4. ^ "Internationale samarbejder". frederikssund.dk (in Danish). Frederikssund Kommune. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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